大学英语二期末考试试卷(A卷)
欢度六一-天津工业大学研究生院
大学英语二期末考试试卷（A卷）（吴世文）
B（时间120分钟，满分100分）
一, Blank fillings (1*10)
foreigner ____ the moon cake and found it
very delicious.
A sampled B looked C made D
threw
2. My uncle’s generous contribution(资助)
helped my wish to Europe __
A come to B come
true C come together D come on
3. The overcoat
is ready ___ the buttons.
A but B except C
expect that D except for
4. Smoking is not ___
in the classroom.
A allow B allowed C permit D
let
husband’ scandal (丑闻) came as such a
shock that it __ her __ the power of speech.
A
stolen…from B cheated…of C robbed…of D robbed…from
the size of following (追随者的多少) were proof of
quality, then Glazunov would be the a
candidate (候选人) for the title if the greatest
__ artist.
A live B alive C living D lively
7. Racism (种族主义) is a deeply ___ prejudice
which has existed for thousands years.
A
rooted B placed C put D grew
8. Will you ___
me?
A marry with B marry to C marry D get
marry
9. The new book I bought yesterday __ me
11 dollars.
A spent B used C cost D paid.
10. Jane __ less than twelve pounds for her
shoes.
A paid B spent C cost D took
二、Match the definitions in Coolum B with the
italicized words and phrases in Column A. (1*10)
A B
to become less in size, number ect. A. fixed
desire
ally B. test
a part of
ng expert
dirty or unfit for use
e
once
intention E.
danger
the pudding F. Able
to produce more
mother had scraped together
G. collected with difficulty
e the water
H. Person with special skill or knowledge
19.I
recognized it instantly I
Decrease
J. in
the end
三、 Reading Comprehension（30 points， 2
points for each item）
Passage One:Questions 21
to 25 are based on the following passage.
By
the Treaty of Paris of 1763， which ended the war
with the French and the Indians， England
gained possession of Canada and all the
territory east of the Mississippi River. French
influence on
this continent thus came to an
end； England now controlled most of North America.
But the war had
been long and expensive.
England had many debts. George III， king of
England， after consulting
with his advisers，
decided that the American colonists（殖民者）should
help pay some of the expenses
of this war. A
standing English army of 10，000 men had been left
in the colonies（殖民地）for
protection against the Indians. The English
government also felt that the colonists should
share in the
expenses of maintaining this
army. The result was a series of measures， the
Grenville Program，
passed by Parliament and
designed to raise money in the colonies. Some of
these measures were
accepted by the colonists，
but one in particular， the Stamp Act， was met with
great protest. The
Stamp Act required that
stamps， ranging in price from a few cents to
almost a dollar， be placed on
all newspapers，
advertisements， bills of sale， wills， legal
papers， etc. The Stamp Act was one
of the
causes of the American Revolution. It affected
everyone， rich and poor alike. Some
businessmen felt that the act would surely
ruin their businesses.
Of all the voices
raised in protest to the Stamp Act， none had
greater effect than that of a young
lawyer
from Virginia - Patrick Henry. Henry had only
recently been elected to the Virginia Assembly.
Yet when the Stamp Act came up for discussion，
he opposed it almost single-handedly. He also
expressed， for the first time， certain ideas
that were held by many Americans of the time but
that
never before had been stated so openly.
“Is life so dear or peace so sweet， as to be
bought at the price
of chains and slavery？
Forbid it， Almighty（万能的）God！ I know not what
course others may
take， but as for me， give me
liberty， or give me death！”
the text we learn that
___________________.
A、Britain took over
Canada from the Indians in 1763
B、there had
been a war between the French and the Indians
which ended in 1763
C、France used to have
control of Canada and some areas east of the
Mississippi River
Grenville Program refers to
___________________.
A、King George IIIs plan
to gather money in North America
B、the British
governments desire to raise money in North America
C、a plan to share the expenses of maintaining
an army in the American colonies
D、a decision
of the British Parliament to collect money in the
American colonies
D、the French still kept
some influence in North America through the Treaty
of Paris
Stamp Act ___________________.
A、was an act about selling stamps at prices
from a few cents to almost a dollar
B、required that all commercial and legal documents
in America have stamps on them
C、was the
main cause of the American Revolution
D、chiefly affected business people who felt it
would ruin their businesses
the text we
learn that Patrick Henry ___________________.
A、had been a member of the Virginia Assembly for a
long time
B、didnt know what courses to take
to complete his studies as a lawyer
C、was
almost the only one who openly protested against
the Stamp Act
D、didnt value life or peace as
much as other people did
passage is mainly
about ___________________.
A、one of the
events leading to the American Revolution
B、the Treaty of Paris between Britain and France
C、the Grenville Program to raise money in
the American colonies
D、Patrick Henry， a
hero who opposed the Stamp Act
Passage
Two：Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following
passage.
A number of recent books have
reworked subjects， forms and writing techniques.
Todays
children read stories about divorce，
death， drugs， air pollution， political extremism
and violence.
Relying on the magic of the
illustrator， all kinds of books are being
published.
Before they know
to read， babies can play with books made of cloth
or books made to take in
the bath. Later on，
they are given picture books that may be
cubical（立方形的）or triangular，
outsized or very
small. They also like work-books which come with
watercolours and paintbrushes，
and comic
books（漫画册）filled with details where they have to
spot a figure hidden among thousands
of
others.
Not that the traditional childrens
books are being neglected. There are still
storybooks where the
pages pop up（跳起）when they
are opened， to make a forest or a castle. Among
the latest ideas are
interactive stories where
readers choose the plot（情节）or ending they want，
and books on CD，
which are very popular in
rich industrialized countries.
The public
has enthusiastically greeted the wealth of
creativity displayed by publishers.
“Previously， giving a child a book as often
seen as improper，” says Canadian author Marie-
France
Hebért. Her books， published by a
French-language publisher， sell like hot cakes in
hundreds of
thousands of copies. “Theres a
real appetite for reading these days and I try to
get across to children
the passion for reading
which is food for the mind and the heart， like a
medicine or a vitamin.”
26.“Reworked” as
used in Paragraph 1 means “___________________”。
A、reworded
B、rewritten
C、processed
D、revised
the second
paragraph the author lists the kinds of books
___________________.
A、recently published
B、of
various shapes
C、babies like
D、popular
among children
of the following statements is
true？
A、Books made of cloth came out earlier
than picture books.
B、When you buy work-
books you will be given free comic books.
C、Traditional childrens books are not being
removed from market.
D、Babies cannot have
books while taking a bath.
expression “get
across to children” in the last paragraph probably
means
“___________________”。
A、pass on
to children
B、make children believe
C、teach children
D、get around to children
main idea of the last paragraph is that
people have ___________________.
A、warmly
welcomed the abundance of wealth shown by
publishers
B、warmly welcomed the enormous
amount of creativity shown by publishers
C、showed great enthusiasm in publishers of treat
wealty
D、reacted strongly to the unlimited
creativity of publishers
Passage Three
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following
passage.
Every body gets sick. Disease and
injury make us suffer throughout our lives until，
finally，
some attack on the body brings our
existence to an end. Fortunately， most of us in
modern
industrialized
societies can take relatively good health for
granted most of the time. In fact， we tend
to
fully realize the importance of good health only
when we or those close to us become seriously ill.
At such times we keenly appreciate the ancient
truth that health is our most precious asset， one
for
which we might readily give up such
rewards as power， wealth， or fame（荣誉）。
Because ill health is universal problem， affecting
both the individual and society， the human
response to sickness is always socially
organized. No society leaves the responsibility
for maintaining
health and treating ill health
entirely to the individual. Each society develops
its own concepts of
health and sickness and
authorizes certain people to decide who is sick
and how the sick should be
treated. Around
this focus there arises， over time， a number of
standards， values， groups，
statuses， and
roles： in other words， an institution（体系；机构）。To
the sociologist（社会学
家）， then， medicine is the
institution concerned with the maintenance of
health and treatment of
disease.
In the
simplest pre-industrial societies， medicine is
usually an aspect of religion. The social
arrangements for dealing with sickness are
very elementary， often involving only two roles：
the sick
and the healer（治疗者）。The latter is
typically also the priest（牧师）， who relies
primarily on
religious ceremonies， both to
identify and to treat disease： for example， bones
may be thrown to
establish a cause， songs may
be used to bring about a cure. In modern
industrialized societies， on
the other hand，
the institution has become highly complicated and
specialized， including dozens of
roles such as
those of brain surgeon， druggist， hospital
administrator， linked with various
organizations such as nursing homes， insurance
companies， and medical schools. Medicine， in
fact， has become the subject of intense
sociological interest precisely because it is now
one of the
most pervasive and costly
institutions of modern society.
of the
following statements is true according to
Paragraph 1？
A、Nowadays most people believe
they can have fairly good health.
B、Human
life involves a great deal of pain and suffering.
C、Most of us are aware of the full value of
health.
D、Ancient people believed that
health was more expensive than anything else.
word “authorize” in Paragraph 2 means
“___________________”。
A、make way for
B、give power to
C、write an order for
D、make it possible for
Paragraph 2， we
learn that the sociologist regards medicine as
___________________.
A、a system whose
purpose is to treat disease and keep people
healthy
B、a universal problem that affects
every society
C、a social responsibility to
treat ill health
D、a science that focuses on
the treatment of disease
ing to Paragraph 3，
which of the following is NOT true？
A、In the
past， bones might be used to decide why people
fell ill.
B、In pre-industrial societies
priests sometimes treated patients by singing.
C、Modern medicine is so complicated that
sociology no longer has a place in it.
D、There were only two roles in an elementary
medical system， the patient and the one who
tried to cure him.
author of this
passage is mainly concerned with
___________________.
A、sociological aspects in medicine
B、medical
treatment of diseases
C、the development of
medical science
D、the role of religion in
medicine
四、Translate the following sentences
into English。(20 points,4 for each)
36.不用说，我们现在已不是生活在传统社会。
37.有些星辰的密度（density）达到某一点就会爆炸。
38.我们匆匆忙忙地赶回学校，生怕天会下雨。
39.这个小伙子偷偷把一块表塞进口袋，没让老师看到。
40.科学家正在研究为什么白日梦（daydreaming）会有益于人们的健康。
五、Writing (30 points)
Nowadays,as we all
know,pollution is very pervasive but hazard of
write an article
entitled “my view on
environmental pollution .”in less than 120 words
on your answer
following three outlines can
lead you to finish this article,please follow
them.
phenomenon of pollution in our daily
life.
reasons for the pollution.
e to
solve this problem.